if you have all of these spending cuts on every government program, on top of everyone's taxes going up, i should say, once you see that prospect of everyone's taxes going up, i do think that no matter what, by mid-january at the latest, you will see that tax cut reinstated for most americans. for the bottom 98%. >> psychologically, it's causing damage. confidence drop as well because of what's going on in washington. george, thank you. >>> today on the show, we got a big show, george has two powerhouse roundtables. later this morning on "this week." >>> time now for a check of the weather with ginger. >> most the nation is snow-starved. starting yesterday, overnight, into this morning, we're getting our first big meal of snow that is. from montana to colorado, all of the way to northern illinois, it's snowing in some sports. sacred heart, minnesota, picked over 4 inches, 4.5. ho houron, south dakota, 6.5. these are preliminary numbers. because the snow is coming down hard. look at fargo. it's coming down an inch an hour. you know those totals are going to change and change quickly.